Platt, Christine A.
Summary: Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball. (Amazon).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAHinodeya, Sankichi
Summary: "You won't believe who has joined Team Blue to fill in for a missing teammate so they can compete in the Square King Ranked Battle Cup! Get ready for a whole new arc featuring some mixed-up new teams! Plus, a bonus story featuring Emperor!"--Provided by publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC HINMaddox, Jake
Summary: Nate, Selena, Tyson, and Alicia are ready for summer, but when Nate convinces everyone to join a white water rafting race, the group's teamwork is put to the test.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADHinodeya, Sankichi
Summary: "The match between Team Blue and Team Emperor heats up toward the big finale--with both sides exhausted and losing ground! Plus, in the aftermath of the final match, a new enemy awaits who will require the former rivals to work together!"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC HINDeuker, Carl
Summary: "Nate plays soccer, but he doesn't love it. He plays because it's what his family expects. Then Lucas Cawley moves in across the street. Lucas isn't like any of Nate's sports friends--he's poor, his parents are mostly absent, and he's devoted to his sister, Megan, who has a learning disability. Lucas may be an outcast at school, but he and Nate find common ground in their fierce games of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DEUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC DUEHinodeya, Sankichi
Summary: "Team Blue engages in their most complicated Turf War yet as they combat the Shadows, whose personalities are exact mirror reflections of Team Blue's own! The result of the challenge will determine the fate of Inkopolis Square!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC HINDixon, Franklin W.
Summary: Frank and Joe travel to Philadelphia where they intend to prevent an attack on an extreme sports contest called the Big Air Games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC DIXSummary: Kana and Thomas will discover that it takes teamwork to become the best racers they can be, but is it enough to defeat the international champions and win the Sodor Cup?
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Publisher / Publication Date: NCircle Entertainment 2022
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD JUV RACDawson, Mike
Summary: Lori Block and her best friend Sophia are dedicated to their Fourth-Grade basketball team, despite being relegated to the 5th quarter, an extra period before the real game starts, where the not-so-good kids play, and the points don't count. That doesn't matter to Lori though, because basketball is a place where working hard and getting better gives her hints of self-confidence. At school, she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First second Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 DAWElliott, Rebecca
Summary: Eva Wingdale is excited about competing in the Owlympic Games at school, but also nervous because in last year's contest she did not do well -- so her brother offers to coach her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC ELLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ELLVlautin, Willy
Summary: Determined to prove his worth, a half-Paiute, half-Irish ranch hand who was abandoned by his parents leaves his aging guardians to become a champion boxer before matches organized in Mexico and Las Vegas lead to his realization that he cannot change his identity or outrun his destiny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VLAYu, Bill
Summary: "Isabella Clemente is a champion all-around gymnast. After a summer at gymnastics camp, she is looking forward to winning a national championship. But then the current national champion transfers to Peabody! Isabella sees Morgan as a rival. Can she get past this when Morgan offers Isabella help?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Planet, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 YUMaddox, Jake
Summary: Antonia volunteers to play a different role when a new and inexperienced player joins her esports team, but when her new position proves to be more difficult than she expected, she realizes she must learn new strategies or risk letting her team down.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Teenage ATV riders Josh and Christyna find that someone has been sabotaging the trails, putting the safety of ATV racers and mountain bikers in jeopardy, and they need to find out who is responsible and catch the cheat before the next race.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: When eighth grade basketball player Shaena suffers a concussion in a game, she finds herself sidelined two weeks before the big game--and as she watches her team practice with the new freshman player, Shaena, who is used to being the star, starts to worry that by the time she recovers she will no longer be needed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Jake is a top scorer on the Tyndall Tigers, in fact you might say that basketball is in his blood, but when it comes to free throws he has a problem--he gets nervous and cannot seem to make them in a game situation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake.
Summary: Despite sabotage that put him in a wrist brace for two weeks, Nick is determined to win an upcoming skateboarding competition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADScollon, Bill
Summary: When Henry and his friends challenge the grown-ups to a game of Huggleball, Henry and Summer are named co-captains. Can they find a way to work as a team and beat the adults?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Spotlight 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "In 1946, Branch Rickey ... owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line when he signed Jackie Robinson ... to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field win over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA FORSummary: A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Focus Features, Universal Studios 2023
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY CHAHay, Sam
Summary: "Camp Lil Vills heats up when Hades arrives determined to win camp contests by any means necessary"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DisneyHyperion 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HAYMaddox, Jake
Summary: Nolan is the highly skilled punter of his school team, but he is less sure about taking over another position when their quarterback goes down--especially since he is also running for class president, and his competition for election is Tony, a linebacker on the team who is constantly belittling punters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Tobin, Paul
Summary: Lydia Riverthane has always dreamed of being a professional wrassler, the greatest of all fighters in the kingdom of Grimslade. Growing up in the shadow of Wrassle Castle, where her older brother routinely racks up championship belts, has only fueled her competitive fire. But when her brother is mysteriously arrested for treason, Lydia and her friends must find a way into the year-end...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wonderbound 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TOBMaddox, Jake
Summary: Malcolm loves baseball and science, but his teammates are not always pleased with the ideas he comes up with--until he uses science to come up with a winning pitch, the knuckleball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023